Ein Gedi Beach Closure and Current Spa Information

Current status

Ein Gedi beach and spa status

The former Hamei Ein Gedi bathing beach, also known as Sea of Spa, is closed. Do not travel to this location expecting access to a public Dead Sea beach.

Synergy Spa at Ein Gedi Hotel is a separate hotel spa. It is not the former shoreline bathing site.

Current bathing access: Closed
Separate nearby facility: Synergy Spa at Ein Gedi Hotel
Before swimming elsewhere: Check the current Tamar Regional Council declared-beach list
Last verified: 16 August 2026

Before traveling

Do not travel to the former Hamei Ein Gedi bathing beach expecting public beach access. If you want to enter the Dead Sea, use the current Tamar Regional Council declared-beach list, then verify the selected beach status and lifeguard hours before leaving.

Ein Gedi Nature Reserve and Synergy Spa at Ein Gedi Hotel are separate destinations with their own current access information.

Last verified: 16 August 2026.

What visitors should know

The former Hamei Ein Gedi bathing beach, also known as Sea of Spa, is closed.
Synergy Spa at Ein Gedi Hotel is a separate hotel facility, not a public beach.
Ein Gedi Nature Reserve is also a separate visitor site.
For Dead Sea bathing, choose a currently declared beach and verify access and lifeguard hours before departure.
Last verified: 16 August 2026.